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248 Part II . Getting Around in Linux /usr/local Contains applications that aren t part of the Linux operating system. /usr/local/bin Contains software installed after the initial operating system installation. This should also be in the user s path. /usr/local/sbin Contains administrative software installed after the initial operating system installation. . /var/log Contains log files. . /var/spool Contains mail and printing files. . /bin Contains binaries used during system startup. . /sbin Contains administrative binaries used by the superuser. System directories The following are a number of system directories with specific purposes on Linux systems: . / System root directory. . /root Home directory for superuser. . /home Contains user s home directories. . /boot Contains files used by the boot loader including the kernel. . /dev Contains peripheral access files. . /proc A virtual directory containing system information. Locating Files Objective 2.4 Devices, Linux File Systems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard Find system files and place files in the correct location. Understand the filesystem hierarchy standard, know standard file locations, know the purpose of various system directories, find commands and files. Involves using the commands: find, locate, which, updatedb. Involves editing the file: /etc/ updatedb.conf Another capability that you will require on a Linux system is locating files. Luckily, Linux provides several methods for searching for files. The find, locate,which, and whereis commands all prove useful for this task.
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